printout scale differs depending of where app is executed from

[mes123]

I have an application that uses the Graphics2D API and draws out an invoice. This is then printed on the local printer.

When I run the application from within NetBeans the invoice prints full scale. When I execute the application from the command line the invoice prints out at 2/3 scale!

I've tried setting the page area to be much larger than the real paper just in case something was scaling the image but it makes no difference.

PrinterJob printjob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
        PageFormat pageFormat = new PageFormat();
        Paper paper = new Paper();
        paper.setSize(600, 840);
        paper.setImageableArea(20, 50, 1800, 1900);
        pageFormat.setPaper(paper);
        printjob.setPrintable(doc, pageFormat);
        
        try {
            printjob.print();
        } catch (Exception e){};

an extract of the code that creates the image is

square =  new Rectangle2D.Double(1,1, 410, 110); // address box
            g2d.setStroke(new BasicStroke(1));
            g2d.draw(square);
            g2d.drawLine(205, 1, 205, 110); // vertical divider line
            g2d.drawLine(1, 90, 410, 90); // hor div line
            
            g2d.drawString("Customer:", 3, 15);
            g2d.drawString("Deliver To:", 208, 15);
            g2d.drawLine(100, 1, 100, 20);
            g2d.drawLine(100, 20, 205, 20);
            g2d.drawString("Order No:", 103, 15);
            
            g2d.drawString("E-Mail:", 208, 103);
            g2d.drawString("Tel:", 3, 103);
            
            
            sq2 = new Rectangle2D.Double(1, 113, 410, 40);  // box 2
            g2d.draw(sq2);
            g2d.drawLine(1, 133, 410, 133); // h div
            g2d.drawLine(205, 113, 205, 153); // v div
            
            g2d.drawString("Date:", 3, 128);
            g2d.drawString("Ship Via:", 3, 148);
            g2d.drawString("Taken By:", 208, 128);
            g2d.drawString("Cust ONo.:", 208, 148);

Any ideas? This code has to be tested an deployed in about two weeks and the panic is starting to set in!

 

[stefanwagner]

Perhaps different JREs working?
Different settings?

I don't use NetBeans, to tell, where to look for the settings used.

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